The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-10-19

was thereby endangered. Gov. Nc
Enery's political training, bis Demo
cratic antecedents and his practical
Judgment would have deferred him
from such course.
/ Had heever committed sucha breach
of party fealty as the reformers did in
1884, we should now consider him I'M
practical and undemocratic as party
leader, and should oppose him as a
"pretender."
Messrs. Gibson, Hollingswortb,
White and others, who indorse this
bolt from tue party by aligning the'u-
selves with and supporting the chief
actors in that affair, should read fur
ther in the Democratic creed before
assuming the role of apostles and re-
formers of Democracy. Our Demo
cratic instincts teaches us that it is
party treason to bolt from a Demo-
cratic nomination, or aid and abet
Others in doing so. If party abuses
existed, as alleged by this reform fac
ton, and about which they roared and
paved the ground in 1884, till the
clouds of dust almost obscured the
tract upon which St. Martin was run
ming for Congress. Why did they not
60 into the Convention with their DEL
egates when urged to do so, and ex-
pose and denounce the alleged meth
DDS being used to effect Democratic
nomination?
Gen'l Nichols now explains that
corrupt methods were contemplated in
the First Congressional District and
the nomination was openly offered for
sale; that when the scheme was ex-
posed the ."rascals" hid their tracts
under cover of St. Martins nomination.
St. Martin, then, was nominated by
the Convention from which Gen'l Nj
cholls led a serious bolt. He admits
that be took the stump for Mr.. Hunt
against St. Martin. He was not
the man the "rascals" were going to
sell out to, and he paid no money for
his nomination, but the reforlners new.
ertheless opposed and tried to defeat
him at the iminent risk of electiDg a
Republican to Congress. These re-
form e. did this to "rebuke the ras-
GALS" Let II be remembered that ia
that triangular fight Mr.. St. Martin,
the regular democratic nominee, was
elected by triumphant majority
against the combined efforts and oppo-
sition of reform (O Democrats and Re-
publicans. Did not the result of that
historic election show that the reform
party Of the First Congressional Dis
trict was mere faction?
The same faction to-day is gallop-
ing through the State with threats of
political accommodation against all
dissenters and seeking to overthrow
the present administration at the next
State convention by nominating for
Governor and leader the gentleman
who led serious bolt from his party
because it was rumored that money
had been offered by some one for a
nomination. Should Gen. Nichols,
however, be declared the nominee for
Governor by the next State conven-
ton, we shall lay aside all differences
and work steadily and earnestly to as
sist in his election.
We place ourself in this guberuato-
rial campaign upon strict democratic
ground. We feel sure that another
administration by Gov. Millinery Will
be, as the past hast been, one of devo-
ton to the best interests of the State.
Since his succession to the Office of
Governor, on the death Of Gov. Wilt,
the State has grown largely, in wealth
and general prosperity. So we'll had
his stewardship been discharged that
the party and the people nominated
and elected him Governor in 1884,
Since then all the Parishes of the
State have steadily advanced in mate
rial prosperity. He has constantly
used his ability, practical judgment
and energy to the furtherance Of such
q consummation, whatever his reform
| q opponents may now say to the con-
trary. 10 crown his administration
with the conscientious endorsement of
his party he has seen to it that it ives
a thoroughly democratic administra-
ton. His supporters for denomination
now have no sympathy with spurious,
Independent democracy.
We, also, upon high democratic
grounds, earnestly desire that the leg
islature soon to be chosen shall elect
to the United States Senate those ster-
ling and able democrats, James B.
Eustis and B. F. Jonas. The party
will thereby have done its whole duty
to itself and to the State. These two
leaders are reliable democrats Of mas
terly ability. They are gentlemen of
the highest culture, possessing ripe, ex-
perience in national affairs, and in the
United States Senate have reflected
proud distinction upon the State they
represented. Ex-senator Jonas stands
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